Chevrolet Tahoe

2,289 complaints across 12 scored model years and 51 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Chevrolet Tahoe Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2021 vs model median 6.7×

Model median3× median

Engine 106

Fuel System 85

Electrical 45

Avoid

2015 · 2021

Best

2018 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Chevrolet Tahoe
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	0.54×	44	B
2011	1.27×	88	D
2012	0.69×	53	B
2013	1.51×	127	D
2014	0.61×	45	B
2015	5.72×	428	F
2016	2.46×	161	F
2017	1.05×	82	C
2018	0.67×	50	B
2019	0.94×	59	C
2020	0.43×	31	B
2021	6.70×	423	F
2022 P	3.73×	243	F
2023 P	4.23×	296	F
2024 P	1.25×	92	D
2025 P	0.90×	67	B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	17
City / Highway	15 / 20
Engine	5.3L, 8 cyl
Drive	4-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,600

Recalls

51 campaigns on record, 3 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
16V651000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2015–2017	3,640,162
19V645000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM	2015–2018	3,456,719
21V050000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010, 2011	2,641,272
21V054000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010–2014	1,778,128
18V586000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2015	1,015,918
22V903000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE	2022, 2023	740,108
21V053000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010, 2013	692,526
19V761000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING	2015–2020	652,967

+ 43 further campaigns

Others in Full-Size SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
BMW X7	none flagged	C
Buick Enclave	20102011	C
Cadillac Escalade	20162021	B
Chevrolet Suburban	20152021	C
Ford Expedition	20202021	C
GMC Yukon	20152021	C
GMC Yukon XL	20162021	C
Infiniti QX56	none flagged	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2021 Tahoe

Complaints in window: 423
Severity-weighted: 670
Model median (weighted): 100
vs model median: 6.70×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 16
Open investigations: 2

Score 3.3 F